which has potential to knock out satellites unintentionally, as opposed to expected launch stages, though the path for that seems to make potential sense too.
Most unintended re-entries of Starlink seem to be more dramatic with disintegration, so a different kind of item eg Russian, might well make sense, but here’s a confirmed Starlink satellite entering over Puerto Rico, for comparison:
Expert reckons space junk, which could definitely include a Starlink. Jelly & wish I had seen it too, not like I wasn’t getting woken up almost hourly last night by either cat or toddler. Hmph.
There was a legitimate big bang about 40 mins ago and I heard it hooray. Apparently something entering the atmosphere.
Videos people got are pretty impressive.
Is that what that was? Loll
Edit: i thought it was my sliding door rattling in the wind lol whoa the videos are insane!
The starchy spud too
So clad only by oodie
Felt above fire rain
Link?
There’s a couple of video hanging around on r/melbourne. It looks wicked!
first vid
second vid
@StudChud @calhoon2005 I’m going to bet it was a Starlink satellite, based on this:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.yahoo.com/amphtml/space-news-starlink-satellites-orbit-pink-moon-richard-branson-nasa-165913306.html
Might be able to verify if people using Starlink lost internet…
A comment on the r/ thread suggests it’s a stage from a Russian launch.
@calhoon2005
my conjecture is based also on the fact that’s been a peak in solar activity, a, G1-G2 level event:
https://www.sws.bom.gov.au/Geophysical/2/1
which has potential to knock out satellites unintentionally, as opposed to expected launch stages, though the path for that seems to make potential sense too.
Most unintended re-entries of Starlink seem to be more dramatic with disintegration, so a different kind of item eg Russian, might well make sense, but here’s a confirmed Starlink satellite entering over Puerto Rico, for comparison:
https://youtu.be/a7KUSN89-A0
Anyone else here old enough to remember Skylab??
That was neat. Thanks
I’m jealous I missed out, that looks GORGEOUS!
@landsharkkidd @StudChud
https://www.google.com/amp/s/7news.com.au/news/melbourne/victorians-wake-up-at-midnight-to-loud-boom-and-possible-meteor-passing-through-the-sky-c-11519703.amp
Expert reckons space junk, which could definitely include a Starlink. Jelly & wish I had seen it too, not like I wasn’t getting woken up almost hourly last night by either cat or toddler. Hmph.